Limerick City | |
---|---|
Dáil constituency | |
Major settlements | Limerick |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Seats | 4 |
TDs |
|
Local government areas | |
Created from | Limerick East |
EP constituency | South |
Limerick City is a parliamentary constituency in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The Constituency Commission proposed in 2007 that at the next general election a constituency called Limerick City be created from territory which had been in Limerick East. It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009. Limerick City was first represented at the 2011 general election.
From the 2020 general election, the constituency has comprised Limerick City and suburbs, part of County Limerick and a small part of County Tipperary. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as: [1]
"In the city and county of Limerick, the electoral divisions of:
- Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, Castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Farranshone, Galvone A, Galvone B, Glentworth A, Glentworth B, Glentworth C, John's A, John's B, John's C, Kilkeely A, Kilkeely B, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Rathbane, Shannon A, Shannon B, Singland A, Singland B, St. Laurence, in the former City of Limerick;
- Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1;
- and in the county of Tipperary, the electoral divisions of:
- Birdhill, Kilcomenty, Newport in the former Rural District of Nenagh."
In the Constituency Review Report 2023, the Electoral Commission recommended the transfer of the electoral divisions of Birdhill, Kilcomenty and Newport to the new Tipperary North constituency, thereby making the Limerick constituencies contiguous with the county boundary. [2]
For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as: [3]
"In the city and county of Limerick, the electoral divisions of:
- Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, Castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Farranshone, Galvone A, Galvone B, Glentworth A, Glentworth B, Glentworth C, John's A, John's B, John's C, Killeely A, Killeely B, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Rathbane, Shannon A, Shannon B, Singland A, Singland B, St. Laurence,, in the former City of Limerick;
- Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1"
Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes |
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2011–2016 | 4 |
Limerick City,
[4]
and in
County Limerick
the
electoral divisions of Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Castleconnell, Limerick South Rural, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1; and, in
County Clare
the electoral division of Ballyglass in the former Rural District of Meelick. |
Created from
Limerick East,
[5]
with transfer to
Limerick of Cahercorney, Hospital, Kilteely, in the former Rural District of Kilmallock, Abington, Ballybricken, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Caherelly, Cappamore, Clonkeen, Doon West, Glenstal, Kilmurry, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1, Bilboa, Doon South, Grean, Oola, Templebredon, in the former Rural District of Tipperary No. 1. |
2016–2020 | 4 | The former Limerick City, and the electoral divisions of Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Cappamore, Clonkeen, Doon West, Glenstal, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1; and Bilboa, in the former Rural District of Tipperary No. 2;and, in County Clare
the electoral division of Ballyglass in the former Rural District of Meelick. |
|
2020– | 4 | In Limerick City and County,
[1] the electoral divisions of Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, Castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Farranshone, Galvone A, Galvone B, Glentworth A, Glentworth B, Glentworth C, John’s A, John’s B, John’s C, Kilkeely A, Kilkeely B, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Rathbane, Shannon A, Shannon B, Singland A, Singland B, St. Laurence, in the former City of Limerick; Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1;and in
County Tipperary
the electoral divisions of Birdhill, Kilcomenty, Newport in the former Rural District of Nenagh. |
Transfer to
Limerick County of
[8] Cappamore and Doon West in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1; and Bilboa in the former Rural District of Tipperary No. 2;transfer to
Clare of
the electoral division of Ballyglass in the former Rural District of Meelick; and transfer from
Tipperary of
the electoral divisions of Birdhill, Kilcomenty, Newport in the former Rural District of Nenagh |
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Limerick City 2011– | |||||||||
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Key to parties
| |||||||||
Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | ||||
31st | 2011 [9] |
Jan O'Sullivan ( Lab) |
Willie O'Dea ( FF) |
Kieran O'Donnell ( FG) |
Michael Noonan ( FG) | ||||
32nd | 2016 [10] |
Maurice Quinlivan ( SF) | |||||||
33rd | 2020 [11] |
Brian Leddin ( GP) |
Kieran O'Donnell ( FG) |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 23.9 | 11,006 | |||||||||
Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 19.9 | 9,198 | 9,460 | ||||||||
Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 14.3 | 6,589 | 6,628 | 6,661 | 6,867 | 6,951 | 6,966 | 7,649 | 9,754 | ||
Green | Brian Leddin | 7.0 | 3,252 | 3,385 | 3,538 | 3,770 | 4,810 | 4,833 | 5,400 | 5,856 | 8,207 | |
Independent | Frankie Daly | 6.9 | 3,200 | 3,725 | 4,022 | 4,413 | 4,940 | 5,017 | 5,404 | 5,685 | 6,720 | |
Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 5.9 | 2,729 | 2,838 | 2,916 | 3,076 | 3,601 | 3,626 | 4,127 | 4,667 | ||
Fine Gael | Maria Byrne | 6.5 | 2,998 | 3,021 | 3,042 | 3,135 | 3,253 | 3,266 | 3,671 | |||
Fianna Fáil | James Collins | 6.0 | 2,759 | 2,788 | 2,808 | 3,035 | 3,107 | 3,150 | ||||
Social Democrats | Jenny Blake | 3.9 | 1,799 | 1,987 | 2,467 | 2,650 | ||||||
Aontú | Michael Ryan | 3.4 | 1,553 | 1,683 | 1,860 | |||||||
Solidarity–PBP | Mary Cahillane [a] | 1.5 | 701 | 1,008 | ||||||||
National Party | Rebecca Barrett | 0.7 | 345 | 380 | ||||||||
Electorate: 77,643 Valid: 46,129 Spoilt: 355 Quota: 9,226 Turnout: 46,484 (59.9%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 27.8 | 12,999 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 12.6 | 5,894 | 6,527 | 6,651 | 7,025 | 10,517 | ||
Fine Gael | Michael Noonan | 15.6 | 7,294 | 7,909 | 8,221 | 8,591 | 9,018 | 9,311 | |
Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 11.2 | 5,227 | 5,838 | 6,166 | 7,001 | 7,722 | 8,187 | |
Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 12.9 | 6,047 | 6,545 | 6,830 | 7,177 | 7,512 | 7,849 | |
AAA–PBP | Cian Prendiville | 9.8 | 4,584 | 5,244 | 5,496 | 6,724 | |||
Social Democrats | Sarah Jane Hennelly | 5.9 | 2,747 | 3,039 | 3,620 | ||||
Green | James Gaffney | 2.1 | 964 | 1,081 | |||||
Catholic Democrats | Nora Bennis | 1.4 | 673 | 823 | |||||
Independent | Desmond Hayes | 0.5 | 254 | 314 | |||||
Independent | Denis Riordan | 0.2 | 78 | 88 | |||||
Electorate: 75,568 Valid: 46,761 Spoilt: 357 (0.8%) Quota: 9,353 Turnout: 62.4% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Fine Gael | Michael Noonan | 30.8 | 13,291 | |||||||
Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 12.5 | 5,405 | 8,306 | 8,414 | 8,545 | 8,774 | |||
Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 16.1 | 6,956 | 7,369 | 7,403 | 7,432 | 7,768 | 9,424 | ||
Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 14.7 | 6,353 | 7,122 | 7,161 | 7,314 | 7,728 | 8,079 | 8,520 | |
Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 8.6 | 3,711 | 3,829 | 3,877 | 3,894 | 4,518 | 4,634 | 4,758 | |
Labour | Joe Leddin | 5.6 | 2,411 | 2,628 | 2,645 | 2,712 | 2,926 | 3,084 | 3,291 | |
Fianna Fáil | Peter Power | 5.3 | 2,303 | 2,399 | 2,429 | 2,466 | 2,533 | |||
Independent | Kevin Kiely | 2.6 | 1,129 | 1,200 | 1,270 | 1,306 | ||||
Socialist Party | Cian Prendiville [a] | 1.7 | 721 | 740 | 769 | 799 | ||||
Green | Sheila Cahill | 1.1 | 490 | 520 | 542 | |||||
Christian Solidarity | Conor O'Donoghue | 0.4 | 186 | 197 | ||||||
Independent | Denis Riordan | 0.4 | 173 | 178 | ||||||
Independent | Matt Larkin | 0.1 | 59 | 62 | ||||||
Electorate: 64,909 Valid: 43,188 Spoilt: 429 (1.0%) Quota: 8,638 Turnout: 43,617 (67.2%) |
Limerick City | |
---|---|
Dáil constituency | |
Major settlements | Limerick |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Seats | 4 |
TDs |
|
Local government areas | |
Created from | Limerick East |
EP constituency | South |
Limerick City is a parliamentary constituency in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The Constituency Commission proposed in 2007 that at the next general election a constituency called Limerick City be created from territory which had been in Limerick East. It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009. Limerick City was first represented at the 2011 general election.
From the 2020 general election, the constituency has comprised Limerick City and suburbs, part of County Limerick and a small part of County Tipperary. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines the constituency as: [1]
"In the city and county of Limerick, the electoral divisions of:
- Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, Castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Farranshone, Galvone A, Galvone B, Glentworth A, Glentworth B, Glentworth C, John's A, John's B, John's C, Kilkeely A, Kilkeely B, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Rathbane, Shannon A, Shannon B, Singland A, Singland B, St. Laurence, in the former City of Limerick;
- Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1;
- and in the county of Tipperary, the electoral divisions of:
- Birdhill, Kilcomenty, Newport in the former Rural District of Nenagh."
In the Constituency Review Report 2023, the Electoral Commission recommended the transfer of the electoral divisions of Birdhill, Kilcomenty and Newport to the new Tipperary North constituency, thereby making the Limerick constituencies contiguous with the county boundary. [2]
For the next general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as: [3]
"In the city and county of Limerick, the electoral divisions of:
- Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, Castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Farranshone, Galvone A, Galvone B, Glentworth A, Glentworth B, Glentworth C, John's A, John's B, John's C, Killeely A, Killeely B, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Rathbane, Shannon A, Shannon B, Singland A, Singland B, St. Laurence,, in the former City of Limerick;
- Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1"
Years | TDs | Boundaries | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2011–2016 | 4 |
Limerick City,
[4]
and in
County Limerick
the
electoral divisions of Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Castleconnell, Limerick South Rural, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1; and, in
County Clare
the electoral division of Ballyglass in the former Rural District of Meelick. |
Created from
Limerick East,
[5]
with transfer to
Limerick of Cahercorney, Hospital, Kilteely, in the former Rural District of Kilmallock, Abington, Ballybricken, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Caherelly, Cappamore, Clonkeen, Doon West, Glenstal, Kilmurry, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1, Bilboa, Doon South, Grean, Oola, Templebredon, in the former Rural District of Tipperary No. 1. |
2016–2020 | 4 | The former Limerick City, and the electoral divisions of Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Cappamore, Clonkeen, Doon West, Glenstal, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1; and Bilboa, in the former Rural District of Tipperary No. 2;and, in County Clare
the electoral division of Ballyglass in the former Rural District of Meelick. |
|
2020– | 4 | In Limerick City and County,
[1] the electoral divisions of Abbey A, Abbey B, Abbey C, Abbey D, Ballinacurra A, Ballinacurra B, Ballynanty, Castle A, Castle B, Castle C, Castle D, Coolraine, Custom House, Dock A, Dock B, Dock C, Dock D, Farranshone, Galvone A, Galvone B, Glentworth A, Glentworth B, Glentworth C, John’s A, John’s B, John’s C, Kilkeely A, Kilkeely B, Market, Prospect A, Prospect B, Rathbane, Shannon A, Shannon B, Singland A, Singland B, St. Laurence, in the former City of Limerick; Abington, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1;and in
County Tipperary
the electoral divisions of Birdhill, Kilcomenty, Newport in the former Rural District of Nenagh. |
Transfer to
Limerick County of
[8] Cappamore and Doon West in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1; and Bilboa in the former Rural District of Tipperary No. 2;transfer to
Clare of
the electoral division of Ballyglass in the former Rural District of Meelick; and transfer from
Tipperary of
the electoral divisions of Birdhill, Kilcomenty, Newport in the former Rural District of Nenagh |
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Limerick City 2011– | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to parties
| |||||||||
Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) |
Deputy (Party) | ||||
31st | 2011 [9] |
Jan O'Sullivan ( Lab) |
Willie O'Dea ( FF) |
Kieran O'Donnell ( FG) |
Michael Noonan ( FG) | ||||
32nd | 2016 [10] |
Maurice Quinlivan ( SF) | |||||||
33rd | 2020 [11] |
Brian Leddin ( GP) |
Kieran O'Donnell ( FG) |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 23.9 | 11,006 | |||||||||
Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 19.9 | 9,198 | 9,460 | ||||||||
Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 14.3 | 6,589 | 6,628 | 6,661 | 6,867 | 6,951 | 6,966 | 7,649 | 9,754 | ||
Green | Brian Leddin | 7.0 | 3,252 | 3,385 | 3,538 | 3,770 | 4,810 | 4,833 | 5,400 | 5,856 | 8,207 | |
Independent | Frankie Daly | 6.9 | 3,200 | 3,725 | 4,022 | 4,413 | 4,940 | 5,017 | 5,404 | 5,685 | 6,720 | |
Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 5.9 | 2,729 | 2,838 | 2,916 | 3,076 | 3,601 | 3,626 | 4,127 | 4,667 | ||
Fine Gael | Maria Byrne | 6.5 | 2,998 | 3,021 | 3,042 | 3,135 | 3,253 | 3,266 | 3,671 | |||
Fianna Fáil | James Collins | 6.0 | 2,759 | 2,788 | 2,808 | 3,035 | 3,107 | 3,150 | ||||
Social Democrats | Jenny Blake | 3.9 | 1,799 | 1,987 | 2,467 | 2,650 | ||||||
Aontú | Michael Ryan | 3.4 | 1,553 | 1,683 | 1,860 | |||||||
Solidarity–PBP | Mary Cahillane [a] | 1.5 | 701 | 1,008 | ||||||||
National Party | Rebecca Barrett | 0.7 | 345 | 380 | ||||||||
Electorate: 77,643 Valid: 46,129 Spoilt: 355 Quota: 9,226 Turnout: 46,484 (59.9%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 27.8 | 12,999 | ||||||
Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 12.6 | 5,894 | 6,527 | 6,651 | 7,025 | 10,517 | ||
Fine Gael | Michael Noonan | 15.6 | 7,294 | 7,909 | 8,221 | 8,591 | 9,018 | 9,311 | |
Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 11.2 | 5,227 | 5,838 | 6,166 | 7,001 | 7,722 | 8,187 | |
Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 12.9 | 6,047 | 6,545 | 6,830 | 7,177 | 7,512 | 7,849 | |
AAA–PBP | Cian Prendiville | 9.8 | 4,584 | 5,244 | 5,496 | 6,724 | |||
Social Democrats | Sarah Jane Hennelly | 5.9 | 2,747 | 3,039 | 3,620 | ||||
Green | James Gaffney | 2.1 | 964 | 1,081 | |||||
Catholic Democrats | Nora Bennis | 1.4 | 673 | 823 | |||||
Independent | Desmond Hayes | 0.5 | 254 | 314 | |||||
Independent | Denis Riordan | 0.2 | 78 | 88 | |||||
Electorate: 75,568 Valid: 46,761 Spoilt: 357 (0.8%) Quota: 9,353 Turnout: 62.4% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Fine Gael | Michael Noonan | 30.8 | 13,291 | |||||||
Fine Gael | Kieran O'Donnell | 12.5 | 5,405 | 8,306 | 8,414 | 8,545 | 8,774 | |||
Fianna Fáil | Willie O'Dea | 16.1 | 6,956 | 7,369 | 7,403 | 7,432 | 7,768 | 9,424 | ||
Labour | Jan O'Sullivan | 14.7 | 6,353 | 7,122 | 7,161 | 7,314 | 7,728 | 8,079 | 8,520 | |
Sinn Féin | Maurice Quinlivan | 8.6 | 3,711 | 3,829 | 3,877 | 3,894 | 4,518 | 4,634 | 4,758 | |
Labour | Joe Leddin | 5.6 | 2,411 | 2,628 | 2,645 | 2,712 | 2,926 | 3,084 | 3,291 | |
Fianna Fáil | Peter Power | 5.3 | 2,303 | 2,399 | 2,429 | 2,466 | 2,533 | |||
Independent | Kevin Kiely | 2.6 | 1,129 | 1,200 | 1,270 | 1,306 | ||||
Socialist Party | Cian Prendiville [a] | 1.7 | 721 | 740 | 769 | 799 | ||||
Green | Sheila Cahill | 1.1 | 490 | 520 | 542 | |||||
Christian Solidarity | Conor O'Donoghue | 0.4 | 186 | 197 | ||||||
Independent | Denis Riordan | 0.4 | 173 | 178 | ||||||
Independent | Matt Larkin | 0.1 | 59 | 62 | ||||||
Electorate: 64,909 Valid: 43,188 Spoilt: 429 (1.0%) Quota: 8,638 Turnout: 43,617 (67.2%) |